Daniel Santiago | Metropole

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Daniel Santiago, Guitar, Jazz, Latin Music, World Music

Daniel Santiago | Metropole – [Adventure Music, 2009]

Daniel Santiago - Metropole'

Although the urban landscape is not what comes immediately to mind when one thinks of Brazil, guitarist Daniel Santiago has managed to fuse the lush tropical essence of his native country with the sophisticated energy of its vibrant cities on his second release for Adventure Music, Metropole. A key member of acclaimed young mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda’s Quintet, Daniel Santiago has assembled his own strong quartet of players for Metropole, which features a dozen of the guitarist’s own compositions.

Daniel Santiago

While firmly rooted in the traditional Brazilian musical ethos that earned Santiago praise from such legendary artists as Hermeto Pascoal, Toninho Horta and Guinga, the music on Metropole is jazz at its best loose, open, and collaborative, improvisational and innovative. In addition to his work with Adventure Music label-mate Hamilton de Holanda’s Quintet, Santiago has performed throughout the world with such internationally acclaimed musicians as Joao Bosco, Ivan Lins, Djavan and Seo Jorge.

His Adventure Music debut, On the Way (2007) was lauded by Jazziz as a ‘striking debut.’ He will rejoin de Holanda on the mandolinist’s upcoming Brasilianos II which will be released later this year on Adventure Music.

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Jimmy Green | Mission Statement

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African American, Jazz, Saxophone

Jimmy Green | Mission Statement – [Sunny Side, 2009]

Jimmy Green, Mission Statement

Mission Statement by Jimmy Greene is a masterful statement by a great saxophonist in a music scene loaded with many great saxophone players. Jimmy stands out in my opinion because of his full bodied tone & individual sounding original compositions and a Coltrane command of the tenor & soprano saxophones. The amount of respect he commands on the jazz scene can be measured by the stellar company that he keeps on this album.

This band is one of the main reasons for this albums wonderful sound. The band consists of Lage Lund on guitar a young lion if you will in the school of Pat Martino & Pat Metheny who has been making alot of noise as a leader & in many sideman appearances. Xavier Davis on piano who is a fine player that has appeared with Jimmy on several other albums most recently Greene’s live album Jimmy Greene: The Overcomer’s Suite [CD on Demand].

Quincy Jones | Sounds … and Stuff Like That!

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African American, Arranger, Composer, Producer, Quincy Jones, Trumpet

Quincy Jones | Sounds … and Stuff Like That! – [A&M Records, 1978]

Quincy Jones - Sounds ... and Stuff Like That!

After owning this on vinyl for almost 30 years, I finally got it on CD. The record still played well but it was beginning to show its age. Then there’s the fact that they no longer make cars with tape players, apparently, and I need something to play in the new car I’m getting next month.

But most of all, I’m just bored beyond endurance with the majority of music coming out these days and have decided to spend my money going into the archives and revamping my record collection.

I am completely unabashed about my adoration for Quincy Jones. To me he is literally the best producer, conductor and arranger of my generation and I very much doubt I’ll see anything to equal him in my lifetime. From the various magazine interviews and TV appearances of him I’ve seen, he seems like a pretty cool dude too.